snow day and a yarn basket

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

We are currently having a snow day. But not for the good snow. Freezing rain...not even good for sledding.

Maybe you are, also. And perhaps looking for something to do with your kids. Libby did this over the weekend with a friend, and they loved it. The idea came from the book Rosie O'Donnell's Crafty.U. Most of you probably have the three basic items in your home. Yarn (yes!) glue (maybe) balloon (hopefully). The older kids can actually do everything. Be forewarned though, it is a little messy.

Inflate the balloon to the size of your liking. Place it on a bowl. Cut strands of yarn. Oh, about 8-10 inches long. (A worsted weight probably works best. This yarn was variegated.) Soak the yarn in a bowl of white glue. Place the yarn onto the balloon layering the pieces and leaving the bottom of the balloon bare.And the hardest part? Waiting for it to dry. It actually took about 48 hours until it was hard enough to pop the balloon. (Remember, we keep our home pretty cold.)And, voila! Something to hold Libby's headbands. Just what we were looking for! :)

a great idea.we have a snow day too. ice on the the way. we have small balloons - water balloons...go figure with my oldest. but now i'm thinking this size could be a cute trio of "dishes". have a good one.

That is beautiful! I know we'll be making those. We didn't have a snow day here (so cal), but the kids did have inside recess and lunch. It was a chilly 59 outside. They go to the school for weather related wimps.

What a great idea. I'm going to make sure I have all the supplies (well, I really only have to check if we have some balloons, yarn and glue are a given) and then the kids can make these fun bowls when they get home from school.

How freakin' cool is that?! A creative indulgence anyone can make, young or old, together or in mindful meditation...bright, brilliant, bountiful! I love it. You don't think anyone would notice if a middle age chickie did that to hold the elastic bands for her hair, do you?!

Enjoy what hopefully will be the last of the freezing rain and slippery ice, but another snow day or two could mean more wonderful art. That wouldn't be so bad!

So, how cold do you keep your house? Ours is at 56 during the day and we dial it up to 62-64 in the early morning and early evening when everyone is not in school/work. I however am here a lot with it at 56. Can be chilly.

Oh wow what a great idea. I may have to do that since we too are having a snow day and are supposed to get between 8 and 16" yikes. It's coming down in buckets right now. Thankfully the natives have all been outside playing in the snow for awhile while I knitted and made some home made bread. Thanks for the great idea.

Oh, the wonderful things that snow drives us to! This is a fantastic idea and on the list for another captive day tomorrow. And what a pretty addition to Libby's room - there is never any shortage of hair accessories around here either.

I'm sort of wishing for snow, we are heading to 43degC or about 109F today as it was yesterday and will be tomorrow so we, like you, are stuck indoors, in our case with the cooling on! My boys love balloons and glue and yarn, I may just have to find them all so we can have a play later!!

Thanks so much for the marth stewart pot info... I just looked at macys.com and it turns out all the pieces in that cast iron collection are on major sale. I am going to get myself the 7.7 qt SOON. That bread looked AMAZING.

and thanks for visiting my little blog. I just started... it is harder than I thought.

We just did these with our 3 and 5 year old boys as a Mothers Day activity. It was so much fun! Our 3 year old had some issues with the glue sticking to his hands and was ready to stop when his fingers started sticking together, but the 5 year old loved placing the yarn all over and decided to make 2 bowls! Even my husband made one, and it is beautiful. Can't wait for them to dry. Thanks for the great idea.

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I love the simple, naive style of these delicate baskets...I stumbled upon them (and this site) looking for winter crafts for my littles, and this is such a satisfyingly simple, yet messy (=happykids!) activity, can't wait to do it...

I totally love the rainbow colours, the randomness of it ties well with the haphazard look of the finished form, but to tie in with our winter theme, I think I'll experiment in making them all white & silver, using different textured yarn, unspun raw fleece, silver cord & thread and maybe even some tinsel...hmmm, could be TOO messy?? Will have to wait & see! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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